Nonionic surfactants based on polyoxyalkylated copolymers used as demulsifying agents

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 480, Issue , 2015, Pages 433-438

  Adilbekova, Akbota O ^a   Omarova, Kainzhamal I ^a   Karakulova, Ainamkoz ^a   Musabekov, Kuanyshbek B ^a  

^a AL FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Demulsification; Demulsifier; Emulsion stability; Heavy crude oil; Non ionic block copolymers; W O emulsions

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRUDE OIL; DEMULSIFICATION; DEWATERING; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; OSTWALD RIPENING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PIPELINE CORROSION;

DEMULSIFIERS; EMULSION STABILITY; HEAVY CRUDE OIL; NONIONIC; W/O EMULSIONS;

PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION;

COPOLYMER; EMULSIFYING AGENT; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; PETROLEUM; POLYOXYALKYLATED COPOLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEWATERING; DISPERSION; EMULSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OIL INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHASE SEPARATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SURFACE TENSION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84939418069     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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